RIP John Virgo

[George 1978]

I have noticed that a lot of things are taking their time at the moment, and I am quite used to having to wait just a little longer for things. Patience has its own rewards as they say!...

[George 1978]

I mentioned this on another thread in which I should have used this one instead to mention it on.

I am not certain what the problem is but it will be great when I have my reunion with my "Sandy's bum and Danny's face out of Grease" avatar in the not so distant future - as I mentioned...

[George 1978]

When I haven't been glued to the news channels and watching the "will Starmer resign?" sub-soap opera storyline, I have been watching the Winter Olympics on the BBC since the weekend. It has been fascinating for two reasons: firstly, I finally found out what the Ford Cortina was named after;...

[George 1978]

Forgot to mention that Jim Davidson always used to say as another catchphrase: "say goodnight JV" in which he always said "goodnight JV" in response.

Very apt to say right now, Goodnight JV.

[George 1978]

Just like lots of snooker fans, I was watching the Masters final from Alexandra Palace on the evening of Sunday 18th January, finally finishing off the McVities biscuit selection that I got for Christmas from the family. The final actually saw my one of my favourites: Northamptonshire's very own Kyren...

[George 1978]

I am certain that Jeffery Kissoon, the actor who played teacher Chris Kennedy in Grange Hill in the mid 1980s (the one who shaved his obviously false moustache off in order to get Steven Banks to do the same) did a couple of voiceovers for pasta sauce adverts, either Dolmio or Ragu in around the mid...

[George 1978]

It rings a vague bell for me too - could it be for Bird's or some company like that? That's Bird's and not Bird's Eye. The Sweet Trolley adverts from the mid 1980s really look so inviting that I would say yes to any of them as a desert!

As recently as a few years ago, Asda's own brand of...

[George 1978]

Belated thanks, Heather....

[George 1978]

Well, I think that it has quite a bit - it's thanks to satellite TV channels repeating old films from the early 1980s which has allowed the magic to continue. It's one of the reasons why I joined this forum. Sometimes, I wouldn't mind being stuck in 1982 if it meant seeing a lot more of this....

[George 1978]

Apologies for bumping up an old thread...

I have noticed that our avatars (those who had one) have disappeared - I feel quite naked on here without my "Sandy and Danny" avatar!

Before I think about selecting another one, I would like to know if there is a temporary...

[George 1978]

Heinz did more than one of these adverts in a short series (possibly two or three of them?) which were seen on TV in around 1992-1993 - one of them had a young footballer in it, using an orange baked bean as the ball, scoring a goal in a monochrome football sequence which I believe was archive footage...